Lawsone: a novel reagent for the detection of latent fingermarks on paper surfaces

作者:Jelly Renee; Lewis Simon W*; Lennard Chris; Lim Kieran F; Almog Joseph
来源:Chemical communications, 2008, (30): 3513-3515.
DOI:10.1039/b808424f

摘要

Lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) reacts with latent fingermark deposits on paper surfaces to yield purple-brown impressions of ridge details which are also photoluminescent; this compound represents the first in a completely new class of fingermark detection reagents.